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Books That Made Us

My friends, they said,"What are you doing, Pete?" And I said, "I'm writingabout Ned...

My friends, they said,
"What are you doing, Pete?" And I said, "I'm writing
about Ned Kelly," and they said,
"Why would you bother?

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My friends, they said, "What are you doing, Pete?"
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And I said, "I'm writing about Ned Kelly,"
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and they said, "Why would you bother?
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:12:57
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
S01 • E02 And you see it encoded most clearly in that novel. - Books That Made Us 00:04
And you see it encoded most clearly in that novel.
S01 • E02 MAN: Sarah Island in the convict days was hell on earth, - Books That Made Us 00:11
MAN: Sarah Island in the convict days was hell on earth,
S01 • E03 Julia Gillard was our prime minister at that point, - Books That Made Us 00:07
Julia Gillard was our prime minister at that point,
S01 • E01 I think it was very helpful, ultimately, - Books That Made Us 00:07
I think it was very helpful, ultimately,
S01 • E03 It just seemed really important to me then - Books That Made Us 00:13
It just seemed really important to me then
S01 • E01 The weird thing is I think if I hadn't been living in New York City, - Books That Made Us 00:04
The weird thing is I think if I hadn't been living in N...
S01 • E02 The power of landscape that...that overwhelms, - Books That Made Us 00:10
The power of landscape that...that overwhelms,
S01 • E03 Well, this was published in 2015 in Australia, - Books That Made Us 00:04
Well, this was published in 2015 in Australia,
S01 • E02 They have this naive belief that they can dominate it - Books That Made Us 00:07
They have this naive belief that they can dominate it
S01 • E01 To be removed from the environment and to look at it fresh - Books That Made Us 00:05
To be removed from the environment and to look at it fresh
S01 • E03 It was brewing. Artists of all kinds do this. - Books That Made Us 00:04
It was brewing. Artists of all kinds do this.
S01 • E01 Is, I think, a big, big advantage. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Is, I think, a big, big advantage.
S01 • E01 It's a little bit like looking at the world - Books That Made Us 00:05
It's a little bit like looking at the world
S01 • E03 ..the most savage passage in this book - Books That Made Us 00:06
..the most savage passage in this book
S01 • E01 And if you do that, all the colours will become more intense, - Books That Made Us 00:07
And if you do that, all the colours will become more intense...
S01 • E02 WOMAN: Unless you acknowledge the violence of the settlement, - Books That Made Us 00:06
WOMAN: Unless you acknowledge the violence of the settlement...
S01 • E02 We are never going to be able (WHIP LASHES) - Books That Made Us 00:07
We are never going to be able (WHIP LASHES)
S01 • E01 When I had finished the book, I did know - Books That Made Us 00:09
When I had finished the book, I did know
S01 • E03 And it is related to Verla and her memory of her affair. - Books That Made Us 00:07
And it is related to Verla and her memory of her affair.
S01 • E03 This just cut me. - Books That Made Us 00:05
This just cut me.